1 of 3 | Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese secured a second term in office Saturday, completing a turnaround in the polls for his Labor Party.
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May 3 (UPI) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese secured a second term in office Saturday, completing a turnaround in the polls for his Labor Party.
Albanese and the Labor Party secured at least 70 of the country’s 150 seats in the House, with the country’s national Australian Broadcasting Corporation calling the election less than an hour after polls closed.
The 62-year-old was first elected as prime minister in 2022 and served as Labor Party leader since 2019.
“Thank you, Australia,” Albanese said on X, accompanied by a photo.
A month ago, polls suggested Albanese and his left-of-center party were trailing significantly as the country rode a wave of populism in the wake of the re-election of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Saturday’s results suggest a significant turnaround, with voters rejecting a hard-line conservative agenda that included promises of tougher immigration po